2007-09 - Duke University / University of North CarolinaKatia de Mello Dantas
Rotary Center: Duke University / University of North Carolina
Named/Endowed: Paul F. and Carolyn C. Rizza Endowed Rotary Peace Fellowship
Class: 2007-09
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Brasilia, Brazil
Sponsor District: 4530
Citizenship: Brazil
Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, some French
Applied Field Experience: International Organisation of Migration, Geneva/Duke program.
City: Brasília
Country: Brazil
Summary: Katia is the Latin America & Caribbean policy director for the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children, based in Brasilia, Brazil.
Ruben Gonzalez Flores
Rotary Center: Duke University / University of North Carolina
Class: 2007-09
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Panama, Panama
Sponsor District: 4240
Citizenship: Panama
Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese
Applied Field Experience: Youth Harvest Foundation, Ghana
Country: Panama
Summary: Ruben is working in Panama on some projects for Conservation International and the World Wildlife Foundation.
Sang Hee Jeong
Rotary Center: Duke University / University of North Carolina
Class: 2007-09
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Hanseong, South Korea
Sponsor District: 3650
Citizenship: Korea
Languages: English, Korean, German, Chinese
Applied Field Experience: South Centre, Geneva/Duke program.
City: Durham
Country: USA
Summary: She is the program coordinator for the International House at Duke University in Durham, NC, USA.
Mattias Lindström
Rotary Center: Duke University / University of North Carolina
Named/Endowed: King of Sweden Named Rotary Peace Fellowship
Class: 2007-09
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Nyköping Öster, Sweden
Sponsor District: 2370
Citizenship: Sweden
Languages: Swedish, German, French
Applied Field Experience: European Union Delegation to Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam.
City: Brussels
Country: Belgium
Summary: He works with a development consulting firm in Brussels.
Willan Sergio Mendoza
Rotary Center: Duke University / University of North Carolina
Class: 2007-09
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Amboró, Bolivia
Sponsor District: 4690
Citizenship: Bolivia
Languages: Spanish, English
Applied Field Experience: Duke University Macarthur grant for simulation software, Durham, NC.
City: Chapel Hill
Country: USA
Summary: Will is an MBA student at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. His concentration is sustainability and social entrepreneurship. He is implementing a project in Bolivia that works with athletes from non-professional sports and children from city slums.
Zumrat Salmorbekova
Rotary Center: Duke University / University of North Carolina
Class: 2007-09
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Sponsor District: 2430
Citizenship: Kyrgyzstan
Languages: English, Russian, Uigur, Kyrgyz
Applied Field Experience: Research Triangle Institute, Durham, NC.
City: Chapel Hill
Country: USA
Summary: Zumrat is based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where she is working with the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) as an international expert on peace, reconciliation and security issues in the Ferghana Valley in Central Asia. She is a member of United Nations Joint Rapid Needs Assessment team and travels to the region to do in-depth gender sensitive needs assessments.
Pia Simonsen
Rotary Center: Duke University / University of North Carolina
Class: 2007-09
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Canterbury, VIC, Australia
Sponsor District: 9800
Citizenship: Australia
Languages: Danish, French
Applied Field Experience: International Labour Office, Geneva
City: Canberra
Country: Australia
Jane Welsh
Rotary Center: Duke University / University of North Carolina
Class: 2007-09
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Ashmore Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
Sponsor District: 9640
Citizenship: Australia
Languages: Khmer, Basic Bangla
Applied Field Experience: World Health Organisation, Geneva
City: Vienna
Country: Austria
Summary: Jane is pursuing a PhD on women and girls with disabilities and HIV/AIDS in Thailand. She is based in Vienna, Austria.
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